A bullpen meltdown cost the Mets in a loss to the Nationals on Tuesday night.
— The nerves lasted longer than usual for Jacob deGrom. He was perfectly fine with that after waiting so long to get back on the mound.
Sidelined for the second half of last season by an elbow injury and shut down late in spring training because of a stress reaction in his right scapula, deGrom got a standing ovation from a crowd full of Mets fans prior to his first game back in almost 13 months. Serenaded with applause when he delivered a 99 mph fastball on his first meaningful pitch since July 7, 2021, deGrom threw 46 of 59 for strikes before coming out of the game around the time the team planned for.
"That's going to be part of this: not being out there in that long and getting a good feel for the stuff," deGrom said."Overall I felt like I was able to locate the ball where I needed to." "What a play," manager Buck Showalter said."He's been a lot of fun to watch and a joy to watch play baseball this year."
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